Elliott C. Back: Internet & Technology

Just to get to the top of the comments list, I’m sending this as a TB. Even though Laura’s last name has been removed from the actual posts in question, it’s still your permalink:

aweekofkindness.com/blog/archives/2005 /03 /laura_k_pahl_is .html

So, you’d probably better change that. Also, a single person linking Laura K Pahl (like that) to your post will associate her name in Google with the original post! The damage is irrevocable…

For those who don’t know…

Laura Pahl is a plagiarist who contacted a random stranger by IM because she found a keyword in his profile that suggested he might know *something* about the topic she needed to write a paper for. She contracted the paper to this stranger, who then exposed her online.

Update:

Someone points out this picture in the comments:

It’s my third Coke-free day.

I stopped taking Coke with my meals just three long, torturous days ago. I stopped taking Coke to stay up at night. With every fibre of responsibility, I have refrained from temptation to imbibe Coke until at least 2 weeks have passed, and my addiction is broken.

But you don’t know how hard it is. When I walk into the bathroom to brush my teeth or gaze admiringly at my sunken and dark eyes in the mirror, I pass my roommate’s closet, which brims over with Coke. Cases and cases, full of delicious Coca-cola, that red and white can, cool in the dark closet. Shivers run up and down my spine, and my eyes never move as I leave the bathroom. I WANT to drink. How hard will it be tomorrow?

It all started when I was a teenager, and my Father gave me Coke for the first time. I tried a little sip–since I knew how bad it was for you–but it tasted so good. I couldn’t stop drinking, and before I know it, the whole can was gone. I loved the smooth fizz and sweet taste, the bubbles that ran down your throat. From then on, I was in high gear. I drank as many as 2 Cokes a day, on average. On a really bad day, I could drink as many as five, using the Coke high to stay up late into the night.

But, as my complexion got worse, my weight increased, and my teeth rotted, I knew I had to stop. Now, on my third coke-free day, I feel free, in a way. The cravings are still there, but my teeth are already stronger, I look better, and I can think more clearly. If you’re addicted to Coke, don’t wait. You can stop now, and turn your life around!

10 let x=5
20 if x>1 then let b$=”bears” else let b$=”bear”
30 if x>1 then let s$=”roll over, roll over” else let s$=”I’m sleepy”
40 print x, b$, “in the bed, and the little one said”, s$
50 if x=1 then goto 90
60 print “So they all rolled over, and one fell out.”
70 let x=x-1
80 goto 20
90 end

Via www.livejournal.com/community/reformat_songs/19032.html and www.boingboing.net/2005/03/29/songs_as_basic_progr.html